The Expert's Word

Gastrointestinal health and physical activity are closely linked, especially when practising endurance sports. Let's take a look at the best ways to control gastrointestinal disorders in athletes.

In this article, Dr. Carmine Orlandi analyzes the concept of athlete's body composition and exposes his experience in the study and nutritional monitoring of Olympic athletes of the 2008 Italian National Team in Sports with Weight Categories.

Whatever your sporting goal is, in order to improve your body composition, it is important that you know the fundamental role played by insulin towards amino acid uptake, in protein synthesis and in the successful storage of muscle and hepatic glycogen. .

By microbiota we mean the population of bacteria, fungi, viruses and protists that live with us in our organism in a symbiotic way (without causing damage), in fact we are 90% composed of microbes and only 10% of human cells.

The abdomen is home to millions of processes ranging from the digestion of food, to the selection of waste to be eliminated, to the "creation" and management of our immune system, to the management of our emotions (it is not just a saying " belly "). As a consequence of these many processes, there can be many causes of pain and swelling; we will try to analyze them in a synthetic but sufficient way to be able to put into practice some useful precautions to improve our well-being.

The imbalance between the carbohydrates ingested and those actually used by our body, determines an increase in the glucose content in the blood and therefore an acceleration of the protein glycation process, therefore, a faster aging. A controlled diet associated with physical activity, certainly leads to a control of negative conditions and allows to delay the aging process.

Its a supplement used, above all, to improve sports performance and increase muscle mass. But is that all there is? In this article, Dr. Nardini explains what the properties of creatine are, what it is and its role in sports.

Very often hear about the liver-intestine axis binomial and how a perfectly healthy microbiota is of fundamental importance. In this article, Dr. Tiziano Nardini explains the mechanisms underlying this relationship between liver and intestinal microbiota.

Fundamental elements for the maintenance of bacterial flora and an intestine in perfect balance; prebiotics and probiotics are very often used as synonyms but they are different microorganisms with very distinct characteristics and functions. Dr. Tiziano Nardini talks about it in this interesting article

Osteoarthritis is one of the degenerative diseases that most affects the over 60 population in the world. Science has shown how the integrated approach to the subject's lifestyle is the best conservative strategy to reduce its effects, in some cases debilitating for the quality of movement and consequently for our lifestyle. Adapted motor activity, diet and supplementation are the foundations on which to base a correct conservative approach to OA and improve the quality of life.

Mindful breathing is attracting more and more attention both for a matter of well-being and sports performance. Let's see why it is essential to make the breath more aware and how to start this path.

In case of injuries or muscle injuries, nutrition and the integration of nutraceutical elements play an important role in helping us in the recovery and rehabilitation management processes.